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Woman’s Congress
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Women’s Rights National Historical Park
Women's Rights National Historical Park, administered by the National Park Service, commemorates the First Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York in July 1848. Visitors to this National Park may tour the 1840s Greek Revival home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, organizer and leader of the women's rights movement; the Wesleyan Chapel, site of the convention in 1848; the M'Clintock House, home of MaryAnn and Thomas M'Clintock and the site where the Declaration of Sentiments was drafted. Exhibits in the Park Visitor Center and Declaration Park, with a 100 foot waterfall engraved with the Declaration of Sentiments and the names of its signers, complete the park attractions honoring the event. National Park rangers provide educational and interpretive programs. Take a virtual tour in the online visitor center. Specific information for park visitors is provided.
You may also contact:
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton Foundation
The Village of Seneca Falls Heritage Area
The Heritage Area needs help with the redesign of their interactive, interpretive map exhibit depicting development of the Village and the Cayuga-Seneca Canal during the time Elizabeth Cady Stanton lived here and beyond. They are also in need support in order to replace their life-size statue of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Seneca Falls Historical Society
Founded in 1896, the Seneca Falls Historical Society’s mission is to acquire, preserve and present documents and objects that relate to Seneca Falls and Seneca County. As a not-for-profit organization, support is needed for the care and preservation of the Society's extensive archives and photographic collections, which are particularly rich in women’s rights history and the Civil War.
Stanton/Anthony Papers
This documents project, run by historian Ann Gordon, has been ongoing for over twenty years. Its purpose is to gather together all the Stanton and Anthony papers into a microfiche edition (which has been completed) and then to publish edited editions of these papers into a six volume set. An electronic edition of the Stanton/Anthony Papers is available at http://adh.csd.sc.edu. It is called “Travels for Reform: the Early Work of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.”
Susan B. Anthony House
In 1997, after years of research, the trail of history led Ken Burns to Anthony’s home in Western New York where Burns says, “I was ashamed that a site as important in history is in such dire need.” Because of that need , Burns agreed to take on the role of National Honorary Chair of the Susan B. Anthony House Campaign. The Campaign will support the repair and restoration of the Anthony house. In preserving the house, Anthony’s legacy will also be kept alive. |
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re you interested in doing more to help organizations that preserve and promote women’s history in the U.S.? Contact one of these organizations to find out how you can help.